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OFFICE OF FRANK MURRAY

SECRETARY OF STATE - HELENA, MONTANA

1980 - PRIMARY ELECTION - 1980

June 3, 1980

RETURNS FOR
LEGISLATIVE CANDIDATES
BY DISTRICTS

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SENATE DISTRICT NO. 1

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Ed B. Smith

Daniels

351

Roosevelt

351

Sheridan

639

1,341

N - Glenn E. Jacobsen
Roosevelt
Sheridan

HOUSE DISTRICT NO.

179
824

1,003

Donald L. Hedges
Roosevelt
Sheridan

82
542

624

HOUSE DISTRICT NO.

Art Lund
Daniels
Roosevelt

356
224
580

N - Ernest Kummerfeldt
Daniels
Roosevelt
Valley

SENATE DISTRICT NO.

89

697

,129

1,915

N - Mark Etchart
Daniels
Roosevelt
Valley

59
311
820

1,190

N - Clinton C. Whitmer
Daniels
Roosevelt
Valley

HOUSE DISTRICT NO.

70
690
294

1,054

Orren C. Vinqer

Daniels

61

Roosevelt

321

Valley

264

646

N - Don Beckman
Valley

HOUSE DISTRICT NO.

661

G. C. "Jerry" Feda

Valley 500

W. Hanunond

Blaine

463

Phillips

617

Valley

102

SENATE DISTRICT NO. 3

N - Greg Jergeson N - H.

Blaine 1,102

Phillips 625

Valley 242

17969 1.182

HOUSE DISTRICT NO. 5

N - Colleen (Barnard) Smith N - Paul K. Kropp

Phillips 612 Phillips 702

Valley 251 Valley 116

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HOUSE DISTRICT NO. 6

N - Francis Bardanouve

Blaine 1,089

Phillips 6

1,095

SENATE DISTRICT NO. 4
No election in 1980

HOUSE DISTRICT NO. 7

N - Ray L. Peck N - Robert Sivertsen

Hill 1,153 Hill 391

HOUSE DISTRICT NO. 8

N - Danny Oberg N - Michael Leeds

Hill 677 Hill 344

Virginia Verkuehlen

Hill 536

SENATE DISTRICT NO. 5
No election in 1980

HOUSE DISTRICT NO. 9

N - Erwin "Swede" Carlson N - Dennis Iverson
Hill 653 Hill

Liberty 319 Liberty

972

HOUSE DISTRICT NO. 10

N - Brian K. Wood N - Audrey G. Roth

Chouteau 1,366 Chouteau 745

SENATE DISTRICT NO. 6
No election in 1980

HOUSE DISTRICT NO. 11

N - Rex Manuel
Pondera
Teton

245
1,321
1,566

Jesse R. (Russ) Gleason
Pondera 157

Teton 844

1,001

HOUSE DISTRICT NO. 12

N - Dean A. Hellinger
Pondera
Toole

586
635

1,221

Melvin Underdal
Pondera
Toole

440
490

930

SENATE DISTRICT NO. 7

No election in 1980

HOUSE DISTRICT NO. 13

George R. Johnston
Glacier
Toole

538
127

N - Barney Reagan
Glacier
Toole

665

218
103
321

N - Glenn A. Roush
Glacier
Toole

527
173

700

HOUSE DISTRICT NO. 14

N - Roland F. Kennerly
Glacier
Pondera

529
169

N - Harriet Hayne
Glacier
Pondera

163
208

698

371

Clinton R. (Rayne) Pilgeram
Glacier 297

Pondera 205

502

SENATE DISTRICT NO. 8

Richard G. Smith
Flathead

985

N - Roger H. Elliott
Flathead

1,568

N - Edwin O. Woster
Flathead

1,245

HOUSE DISTRICT NO. 15

Russell Baeth
Flathead

586

Gary W. Bennett
Flathead

499

N - Mary Ellen Connelly
Flathead

611

HOUSE DISTRICT NO. 16

N - Ray Lybeck
Flathead

1,038

Robert Lewis Anderson

Flathead 1,150

SENATE DISTRICT NO. 9

No election in 1980

HOUSE DISTRICT NO. 17

N - Jack Brian Uhde
Flathead

941

N - Alison R. Conn
Flathead

969

HOUSE DISTRICT NO. 18

N - Michael H. Keedy
Flathead

926

N - Sterling Rygg
Flathead

1,041

SENATE DISTRICT NO. 10

N - Bob Brown

Flathead
Lincoln

1, 340

261

1,601

HOUSE DISTRICT NO. 19

N - Pat Gesek

Flathead

994

Garrick "Gary" Hansen

Flathead 176

N - John G. Harp
Flathead

509

Clyde A. Turner
Flathead

307

HOUSE DISTRICT NO. 20

N - Jerry M. Syth
Flathead
Lincoln

397
348

Aubyn A. Curtiss
Flathead
Lincoln

745

374
291

665

SENATE DISTRICT NO. 11

No election in 1980

HOUSE DISTRICT NO. 21

N - William R. (Bill) Baeth

Lincoln 1,044

N - Glenn H. Mueller
Lincoln

294

Jim Challinor
Lincoln

430

HOUSE DISTRICT NO. 22

Bob Case
Lincoln

580

June Schultz
Lincoln

309

N - Arthur H. (Art) Shelden

Lincoln 607

SENATE DISTRICT NO. 12

N - Larry Sturm
Mineral
Missoula
Sanders

5 54

810

858

2,222

N - George McCa

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Mineral

196

Missoula

516

Sanders

1,109
1,821

HOUSE DISTRICT NO. 2 3

N - Barton 0. Wetzel
Sanders

845

Chris H. Stobie
Sanders

1,086

HOUSE DISTRICT NO. 24

N - Tim Cole

Mineral
Missoula

635

830

1,465

N - Aaron W. Andreason
Mineral
Missoula

158
502

660

SENATE DISTRICT NO. 13

Jean A. Turnage
Lake

2,105

HOUSE DISTRICT NO. 25

N - Michael J. (Mike) Fisher
Lake 953

N - William Ray Jensen
Lake

424

David M. Leahy
Lake

198

Wally Sims
Lake

249

HOUSE DISTRICT NO. 26

Mac Schaffer
Lake

694

Elizabeth D. Brueckmann
Lake 339

James E. Taplin
Lake

537

N - Carl A. Seifert
Lake

1,116

SENATE DISTRICT NO. 14

No election in 1980

HOUSE DISTRICT NO. 27

Don A. McKee

Granite

Lewis and Clark

Missoula

363
324
279

Powell

260

Verner L. Bertelsen
Granite

Lewis and Clark
Missoula
Powell

1,226

329
172
207
216
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HOUSE DISTRICT NO. 28

N - Joe Brand

Deer Lodge
Powell

302

713

1,015

SENATE DISTRICT NO. 15

No election in 1980

HOUSE DISTRICT NO. 29

Will Garvin

Lewis and Clark

352

N - Gene Donaldson

Lewis and Clark

655

Donald D. Maclntyre
Lewis and Clark

502

N - Stephen H. Meloy

Lewis and Clark 1,27 3

HOUSE DISTRICT NO. 30

N - Hal Harper

Lewis and Clark 1,323

Maynard A. Olson
Lewis and Clark

542

Bill Walker

Lewis and Clark

172

SENATE DISTRICT NO. 16

John W. Mahan

Lewis and Clark 1,040

Riley Johnson

Lewis and Clark

344

N - Joseph P. Mazurek

Lewis and Clark 1,817

N - Douglas B. Kelley
Lewis and Clark

469

HOUSE DISTRICT NO. 31

N - Jerry Metcalf

Lewis and Clark

908

Thomas "Tom" Meagher
Lewis and Clark

195

Wayne Phillips

Lewis and Clark

148

HOUSE DISTRICT NO. 32

David A. Curry

Lewis and Clark

791

N - Barbara J. "Bobby" Spilker
Lewis and Clark 553

N - Bruce Loble

Lewis and Clark

855

SENATE DISTRICT NO. 17

Larry Fasbender
Cascade
Lewis and Clark

N - Walter H. Savoy
Cascade
Lewis and Clark

Gary P. Lee
Cascade
Lewis and Clark

421

79
500

1,215

HOUSE DISTRICT NO. 33

N - Ted Neuman

Cascade 670

Lewis and Clark 64

734

N - John Cobb
Cascade
Lewis and Clark

247
129
376

Tag Rittel

Cascade 274

Lewis and Clark 200

474

John B. Staigroiller

Cascade 44 3

Lewis and Clark 40

483

HOUSE DISTRICT NO. 34

N - Helen G. O'Connell
Cascade

760

SENATE DISTRICT NO. 18

No election in 1980

HOUSE DISTRICT NO. 3 5

N - Richard E. "Dick" Manning
Cascade 679

N - Warren O'Keefe
Cascade

201

HOUSE DISTRICT NO. 36

P. J. Gilfeather
Cascade

419

N - Toni Bergene
Cascade

315

N - Gerald D. Nisbet
Cascade

424

Mary England
Cascade

179

William D. Ryan
Cascade

269

SENATE DISTRICT NO. 19

No election in 1980

HOUSE DISTRICT NO. 37

N - L. H. "Les" Nilson
Cascade

396

HOUSE DISTRICT NO. 38

N - Lloyd J. "Mac" Mc Cormick
Cascade 606

N - John G. Matsko
Cascade

201

SENATE DISTRICT NO. 20

N - Bill Thomas
Cascade

1, 301

HOUSE DISTRICT NO. 39

N - Paul G. Pistoria
Cascade

493

N - L. A. "Andy" Andersen

Cascade 215

HOUSE DISTRICT NO. 4 0

N - Wm. H. (Bill) Artz
Cascade

724

N - Andrea "Andy" Hemstad

Cascade 404

SENATE DISTRICT NO. 21

N - Harry K. Berg
Cascade

965

N - George F. Roskie
Cascade

574

John F. Kenny
Cascade

947

HOUSE DISTRICT NO. 41

N - Douglas C. Allen
Cascade

519

N - Jack K. Moore
Cascade

364

HOUSE DISTRICT NO. 42

N - Peter M. Miller
Cascade

425

N - Darryl Meyer
Cascade

288

SENATE DISTRICT NO. 22

No election in 1980

HOUSE DISTRICT NO. 4 3

Walter L. Carnathan
Cascade

N - John E. Phillips
Cascade

21

Peter Gallogly
Cascade

N - Geraldine W. Travis
Cascade

20

HOUSE DISTRICT NO. 44

N - Rich Pavlonnis
Cascade

629

N - W. Jay Fabrega
Cascade

533

SENATE DISTRICT NO. 2 3

No election in 1980

HOUSE DISTRICT NO. 4 5

N - Burt L. Hurwitz
Broadwater
Cascade
Meagher

266
170
322

758

HOUSE DISTRICT NO. 46

N - Gay Holliday

Golden Valley

Musselshell

Wheatland

159

665

376

1,200

M. Darrell Brewer

Golden Valley

71

Musselshell

524

Wheatland

59

654

Bill Jones

Golden Valley

79

Musselshell

102

Wheatland

337

518

SENATE DISTRICT NO. 24

N - Edward B. (Ed) Butcher

Fergus 1 / 576

Judith Basin 538

2,114

Harold L. Dover

Feraus

1,559

Judith Basin

372

1,931

HOUSE DISTRICT NO. 4 7

Gene N. Ernst
Fergus
Judith Basin

. 630

425

1,055

HOUSE DISTRICT NO. 48

James M. Schultz
Fergus

1,190

SENATE DISTRICT NO. 25

No election in 1980

HOUSE DISTRICT NO. 4 9

N - Thomas Breitbach
Fergus
Garfield
McCone
Petroleum

163

156

435

71

John A. Ryan

Fergus

102

Garfield

313

McCone

303

Petroleum

92

825

810

HOUSE DISTRICT NO. 50

N - Gene H. Kurtz
Rosebud
Treasure

732
144

876

N - Tom As ay

Rosebud
Treasure

Michael J. (J.
Rosebud
Treasure

502
111

613

Mike) Dorris
281

36

317

SENATE DISTRICT NO. 26

N - Robert G. "Bob" Barthelmess
Custer 1,457

Prairie 216

1,673

Lyman W. Choate
Custer
Prairie

574
138

712

Donald Ochsner

Custer

887

Prairie

208

1,095

Charles H. Bastian
Custer

G. Michael Reynolds
Custer

HOUSE DISTRICT NO. 51

N -
328

54 8

W. Boyce Clarke
Custer

478

N - Les J. Hirsch
Custer
Prairie

HOUSE DISTRICT NO. 52

N -

718
261
979

Michael G.
Custer
Prairie

'Gerry" Devlin
710

356

1,066

Richard Buehler
Dawson
Richland

N - Harold L. Mercer
Dawson
Richland

SENATE DISTRICT NO. 27

248
557

Larry John Tveit
Dawson
Richland

805

334
912

374
822

1,196

1,246

N - John M. Shontz
Richland

HOUSE DISTRICT NO. 5 3

N -
574

Blane M. Riggins
Richland

539

HOUSE DISTRICT NO. 54

N - Jerry Redlin
Dawson
Richland

530
449

979

N -

Milton W. Mandigo

Dawson

116

Richland

49

165

L. Dean Switzer

Dawson

357

Richland

150

507

SENATE DISTRICT NO. 28

No election in 1980

N - Marjorie Hart
Dawson

HOUSE DISTRICT NO. 55

N -
855

L. E. (Gene) Wood
Dawson

543

HOUSE DISTRICT NO. 56

N - Hubert J. Abrams
Carter
Fallon
Wibaux

128
555
309

992

Evelyn E. Hoem

Carter

67

Fallon

224

Wibaux

39

330

Harold A. Wyrick

Carter

101

Fallon

330

Wibaux

87

518

10

SENATE DISTRICT NO. 29

N - Carroll Graham
Big Horn
Carter
Powder River

1,002

55

221

1,278

HOUSE DISTRICT NO. 57

N - Milton L. Amsden
Big Horn
Carter
Powder River

232

46

224

502

N - Carl M. Smith
Big Horn
Carter
Powder River

14 3
131
596

870

HOUSE DISTRICT NO. 58

N - Thomas R. Conroy
Big Horn

851

SENATE DISTRICT NO. 30

N - Duane E. Christensen

Yellowstone 1,814

N - Tom Hager

Yellowstone

1,907

HOUSE DISTRICT NO. 59

N - Esther G. Bengtson
Yellowstone

859

Betty L. Ard
Yellowstone

Tim Wittman
Yellowstone

421
570

HOUSE DISTRICT NO. 60

N - Gerald T. Dunbar
Yellowstone

680

Les Kitselman
Yellowstone

854

Steve Trenka
Yellowstone

385

SENATE DISTRICT NO. 31

No election in 1980

HOUSE DISTRICT NO. 61

N - Robert Dozier
Yellowstone

418

Nathaniel W. Morris

Yellowstone 24 7

HOUSE DISTRICT NO. 62

N - Harold E. Gerke
Yellowstone

479

Craig Degenhardt
Yellowstone

96

N - David A. O'Hara
Yellowstone

241

Robert L. "Rob" Stephens, Jr.
Yellowstone 108

11

N - Sally M. M. Jordan
Yellowstone

SENATE DISTRICT NO. 32

N -
993

Thomas F. Keating
Yellowstone

1,966

Antoinette (Toni) Fraser
Resell

Yellowstone 1,306

HOUSE DISTRICT NO. 6 3

N - Edward M. (Ed) Dobson

Yellowstone 364

Harrison G. Fagg
Yellowstone

761

N - Rodney L. Garcia
Yellowstone

HOUSE DISTRICT NO. 64

448

Lou Aleksich

Yellowstone 381

N - Chuck Cozzens

Yellowstone 1,04 5

Gerald A. Franz

Yellowstone 1,04 3

N - Norm Schoenthal
Yellowstone

SENATE DISTRICT NO. 33

1,04 9

N - Howard C. Porter
Yellowstone

1,562

N - Ray E. Blehm, Jr.
Yellowstone

HOUSE DISTRICT NO. 6 5

470

N - Calvin Winslow
Yellowstone

871

N - Gerald R. Kessler
Yellowstone

HOUSE DISTRICT NO. 66

N - Crisman (Cris) Erekson

593

Yellowstone

518

SENATE DISTRICT NO. 34

No election in 1980

N - Donna Small

Yellowstone

HOUSE DISTRICT NO. 6 7

611

N - Tom Hannah

Yellowstone

569

N - Herb Huennekens
Yellowstone

HOUSE DISTRICT NO. 68

677

N - Jack L. Perkins
Yellowstone

597

SENATE DISTRICT NO. 35
No election in 1980

N - Wes Teague

Yellowstone

HOUSE DISTRICT NO. 69

512

N - Vernon C. Bynum
Yellowstone

320

12

HOUSE DISTRICT NO. 70

N - J. Melvin "Mel" Williams
Yellowstone 969

N - Terence J. Keatinq
yellowstone

771

SENATE DISTRICT NO. 36
No election in 1980

IDwight E. McCarty
Carbon

N - Gary Spaeth
Carbon

HOUSE DISTRICT NO. 71

N - James H. "Jim" Burnett

784

1,196

Carbon

748

HOUSE DISTRICT NO. 72

N - Vicki Johnson Hyatt
Stillwater
Yellowstone

901
277

N - Jean McLane

Stillwater
Yellowstone

1,178

730
328

1,058

SENATE DISTRICT NO. 37
No election in 1980

HOUSE DISTRICT NO. 7 3

N

Orval S. Ellison
Park
Sweet Grass

900

757

1,657

Bob Raney
Park

N - Dan Yardley
Park

HOUSE DISTRICT NO. 74

471

614

Warren W. Harper, Sr.

Park 390

N - George Oininundsen
Park

589

SENATE DISTRICT NO. 38
No election in 1980

N - Harold L. Baier
Gallatin

HOUSE DISTRICT NO. 7 5

N - Robert A. Ellerd

721

Gallatin

1,318

N - John P. Scully
Gallatin

HOUSE DISTRICT NO. 76

N -
803

Norm Wallin
Gallatin

671

N - Dorothy Eck
Gallatin

SENATE DISTRICT NO. 39

1,049

N - Joyce O. Sandquist
Gallatin

777

Edmund P. Sedivy, Sr.

Gallatin 691

13

HOUSE DISTRICT NO. 77

N - Marilyn Wessel
Gallatin

602

- Kenneth Nordtvedt
Gallatin

528

N - John Vincent
Gallatin

HOUSE DISTRICT NO. 78

N -
814

James W. "Jim" Vollmer
Gallatin 565

SENATE DISTRICT NO. 4 0
No election in 1980

N - Jennie Andriolo
Broadwater
Gallatin
Jefferson

HOUSE DISTRICT NO.

79

55

741

58

N -

Walter R. Sales
Broadwater
Gallatin
Jefferson

29

879

48

8 54

956

N - Paul A. Bessler
Broadwater
Jefferson
Lewis and Clark

HOUSE DISTRICT NO. 80

53

1,026

508

1,587

Robert L. (Bob) Marks

Broadwater 6 3

Jefferson 498

Lewis and Clark 257

818

SENATE DISTRICT NO. 41

Frank W. Hazelbaker

Beaverhead 876

Madison 1,224

2,100

HOUSE DISTRICT NO. 81

Kerry Keyser
Beaverhead
Madison

192
1,371
1,563

N - D. Keith Gosnell
Beaverhead

HOUSE DISTRICT NO.

846

82
N -

G. H. "Harold" Briggs

Beaverhead 469

Joe Womack
Beaverhead

276

SENATE DISTRICT NO. 42

N - Robert R. "Bob"
Silver Bow

Peterson
2,807

14

HOUSE DISTRICT NO. 83

Chuck Boyle

Silver Bow 94 6

N - Dave Brown

Silver Bow 1,148

Garry L. Preston

Silver Bow 4 61

Gordon M. Tracy
Silver Bow

537

HOUSE DISTRICT NO. 84

N - Joe Quilici

Silver Bow

1,472

SENATE DISTRICT NO. 4 3

Bob Kelly

Silver Bow

1,501

N - Lawrence G. Stimatz

Silver Bow 2,061

HOUSE DISTRICT NO. 85

N - Kathleen McBride

Silver Bow 1,280

Mert Riley

Silver Bow 1,050

HOUSE DISTRICT NO. 86

N - Robert J. "Bob" Pavlovich
Silver Bow 1,147

SENATE DISTRICT NO. 44

No election in 1980

HOUSE DISTRICT NO. 8 7

Larry (Brew) Brewer

Silver Bow 312

N - Fred (Fritz) Daily

Silver Bow 1,466

HOUSE DISTRICT NO. 88

N - Dan W. Harrington

Silver Bow 1,242

Nick F. Simon
Silver Bow

597

15

N - Jack Haffey

Deer Lodge

SENATE DISTRICT NO. 4 5

1,403

Peter (Pete) Lorello

Deer Lodge 87 3

Francis E. "Tiny" Sullivan
Deer Lodge 779

Ron Weaver
Deer Lodge

778

HOUSE DISTRICT NO. 89

N - Joe F. Kanduch, Sr.
Deer Lodge

979

HOUSE DISTRICT NO. 90

N - William (Red) Menahan

Deer Lodge 1,911

SENATE DISTRICT NO. 4 6

No election in 1980

HOUSE DISTRICT NO. 91

N - Ken Robbins
Ravalli

1,374

N - John W. Robinson
Ravalli

989

HOUSE DISTRICT NO. 92

N - Dale Burk
Ravalli

1,227

Bob Thoft
Ravalli

1,329

SENATE DISTRICT NO. 4 7

No election in 1980

HOUSE DISTRICT NO. 9 3

Tom Jacobsen
Missoula

238

N - B.T. "Ben" Hanson
Missoula

735

N - Carol Mitchell
Missoula

797

Glenn K. Randies
Missoula

479

HOUSE DISTRICT NO. 94

N - Daniel Kemmis
Missoula

935

SENATE DISTRICT NO. 4 8

No election in 1980

16

HOUSE DISTRICT NO. 9 5

N - Ann Mary Dussault

Missoula 1,274

N - Marilyn Fernelius

Missoula 361

N - James D. Azzara
Missoula

HOUSE DISTRICT NO. 96

1,071

N - F. Janell Hopkins
Missoula

283

N - Terry Knight
Missoula

Sharon Solomon
Missoula

SENATE DISTRICT NO. 4 9

1 , 188

1,020

N - Jan Johnson
Mis soul a

776

N - Steve Waldron
Missoula

HOUSE DISTRICT NO. 9 7

875

N - Don Stinger
Missoula

263

N - Dennis L. Veleber
Missoula

HOUSE DISTRICT NO. 98

849

R. Budd Gould
Missoula

604

SENATE DISTRICT NO. 50

N - Fred Van Valkenburg

Missoula 2,609

N - John Hamp

Missoula

1,447

N - Jackie McGiffert
Missoula

HOUSE DISTRICT NO. 99

1,262

N - Earl C. Lory
Missoula

834

N - Sylvia E. Stevens
Missoula

HOUSE DISTRICT NO. 100

1,165

Ralph S. Eudaily
Missoula

752

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